Embed captions in EXIF data

Hello,
I have written captions to my pictures (a few thousand of them) that I want to share with my "Windows" friends. Apparently the captions are not embedded when I export the files ("File" menu).
How can I share my photos WITH captions?
/Lennart

If you're interested in an digital asset management application that will manage the photos via folders, write EXIF metadata to the actual file and lots more give Media Expression a trial. It's been purchased from MS by PhaseOne and is available as a demo. It can losslessly rotate images to compensate for those auto rotated photos created by cameras.
t's one of several DAM apps that professional photographers use. I use it as my primary app and iPhoto for special projects like books, calendars, etc. I'm an enthusiastic user of it.
The demo is good for about a month. You can use it in that time to write the metadata added by iPhoto to the original files if you follow the first 8 steps of Old Toad's Tutorial #1 - Recovering Keywords and Rolls From a Damaged or Crashed iPhoto 6(06) or 7(08) Library for a New Library.
The demo can write the data to the original file while it's still in iPhoto. However, if there's any editing of the file it won't write it to the modified version without extra manipulation in EM.
OT
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

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Let me see if I understand this correctly. That "Digital Workflow 1" pdf told me to uncheck all IPTC boxes which is opposite what you just said.
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Filmstrip is very nice for sorting with big preview but not the best for adding metadata. You can create as many workspace as you like and you can easily switch between them (in CS3 use the number buttons bottom right.
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check this wikipedia info about IPTC:
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Hope this is helpful....... Gerry....
PS to all reading this, I also noticed while playing around with this ( I have not delved into metadata too much since Ap2) that all my personal details like mobile number, address, email etc are all appended by default, I imagine my address book info has been used here.
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